Harley L. Sachs

93, Male

Houghton,MI

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Houghton, Michigan
About Me:
About Harley L. Sachs:

Though born in Chicago and raised in Indiana, Harley L. Sachs considers himself an international, having lived in Germany, Sweden, Scotland, and Denmark. He earned a degree in English at Indiana University, then served in the US Army in Germany. After getting his Master's degree at I.U. he returned to Europe and worked under cover for several years. He met and married Ulla in Stockholm, Sweden and they spent a year's honeymoon in a Scottish castle. Returning to the USA, Sachs taught English briefly at Southern Illinois University then moved to Michigan Technological University in the Upper Peninsula where he and his wife raised three daughters. He now divides the year between Michigan and Portland, Oregon.
Harley L. Sachs is the author of many novels, short stories, magazine articles and newspaper columns. His short stories have been broadcast on the BBC World Service short wave and on Oregon Public Radio’s Golden Hours . His awards for writing are too numerous to list. He has over 900 publications.
The web page where 100 word blurbs of his works can be found is www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs.
Website:
http://www.hu.mtu.edu/~hlsachs
Books And Authors I Like:
I like John LeCarre for his characters, and Robert Parker for his dialogue. I try to have at least one copy of the best mystery and crime authors in my library for a reference. The risk is that an author begins to imitate himself and repeat his old cuccesses. It's like adding more water to the soup until it's bland.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
The best film I've seen in a long time was "Other People's Lives" about the Stasi in E. Germany and the perils of being a member of the secret police. Having created a board game called "Police State" and served under cover though without the resources of the guy inthe movie, I could strongly relate to his problem as he identified with his victims.

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  • Elizabeth Zelvin

    Harley, about PTSD and its relationship to alcoholism: there is no short answer to your question. Yes, compulsive drinking can be a symptom--people self-medicate to alleviate the pain of trauma. The tricky thing about alcoholism, like any compulsive disorder, is it takes on a life of its own. FYI, I've written a few articles that might interest you that you can find on my "other" website at LZcybershrink.com.

    Feb 16, 2008

  • Harley L. Sachs

    My daughter works at the office for Alcohol and Drug Abuse at the University of Washington. I'll ask her about any connections they've researched in connection with PTSD.

    Feb 17, 2008

  • Sylvia Hubbard

    saying hellow to my michigan people!

    Nov 24, 2008